South Korea's $KOSPI hit a new all-time high today, even as U.S. markets fell after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh hinted at a possible rate hike this year.
KOSPI is up +113% in 2026, adding over ₩3,860,000,000,000,000 ($2.8 TRILLION) in market value. Source: Bull Theory
The market is massively rebuilding one of the most powerful, but also one of the riskiest trades out there: shorting the yen
📉 Many investors are once again betting on further yen weakness, even as the currency trades near a very sensitive level around 160 against the dollar, and have built their largest bearish positions on the yen since 2017. ⚠️ Market now seems to see these risks as largely priced in. A BoJ rate hike is no longer a real surprise, neither is intervention from the Ministry of Finance. The yen can still weaken gradually from here but the risk of a brutal squeeze rises as bearish positioning keeps building. Source: Christophe Barraud, Bloomberg
Japan's Crude Oil reserve was built in 1980.
Took 45 years to fill. Took 8 weeks to drain. Source: Rand Group
THIS RANDOM CHINESE STOCK WAS UP OVER 3600% + YESTERDAY
THE STOCK WAS AT $1.13 AT OPEN IF U INVESTED $1,000 AT OPEN YOU WOULD HAVE OVER $36,000 8 HOURS LATER $INHD Source: Gurgavin
Japan's NIKKEI has surpassed 68,500 for the first time in history.
The NIKKEI is now up 36.5% in 2026, adding ¥365,000,000,000,000 ($2.5 trillion) in market value. Source: Bull Theory
South Korea has claimed the spot of the world's sixth-largest stock market.
We all know this is largely driven by tech, specifically Samsung and SK Hynix. Source: Ayesha Tariq, CFA
SK Hynix has officially joined the $1 TRILLION club.
Shares jumped 11% today, pushing the company’s market capitalization to a record ₩1,624 TRILLION ($1.08 TRILLION). Just one month ago, SK Hynix was worth around $600 BILLION, adding $480 BILLION market value in just 30 DAYS. The stock is now up roughly 240% in 2026 alone. SK Hynix posted record numbers, Q1 2026 revenue ₩52.6 trillion ($36 billion) with Operating profit of ₩37.6 trillion ($27 billion). SK Hynix has become one of the biggest winners of the AI era as demand for HBM chips used in Nvidia AI GPUs keeps surging. Source: Bull Theory
Japan's Core Inflation Hits Four-Year Low of 1.4% in April
Core inflation, excluding fresh food but including energy, rose 1.4% year-on-year, down from 1.8% in March and below the 1.7% forecast, driven by government subsidies on fuel and school tuition. This marks the third straight month below the BOJ's 2% target—the slowest since March 2022—and follows the bank's April rate hike to 0.75%, its highest since 1995. Free school lunches played a role, but a slowing was widespread. Full impact of War yet to be felt but the deceleration in inflation should keep BoJ gradual in hiking. Markets saw a milder yen and bond support, though analysts predict a rebound as subsidies fade and Middle East tensions lift fuel costs. Source: Bloomberg
